Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-06-07
HE. PLAYED 'POSSUM.
How Deputy Sheriff z. X. Davis
Fooled Fly Young Crimi-
nal He had in Charge
The Astonishing Record of Crime
Perpetrated by Harry Long
abaugh In Three Weeks.

FLY KID
And the Way He was Caught Up by Officers
Davis and smith.
On Saturday Deputy Sheriff Davis,
together with Stock Inspector Smith,
made = most important arrest. 1t will
be remembered that about q month
ago Harry Longabaugh, q criminal
wanted in Sundance, and who was ar.
rested by the officers here and turned
over to Sheriff Ryan Of Crook county,
Wyoming. escaped from the sheriff by
jumping from the train while In mo-
ton, in Minnesota, Sheriff Ryan being
there In performance of his duty in
taking him back to Wyoming soil.
The Kid had not been heard of till
very lately, and was arrested as above
stated by Deputy Davis near the
N-bar ranch on Powder river. After
his escape from Sheriff Ryan he made
his way back to Montana over the Ca
madam Pacific, and just before leaving
Canadian soil stole seven head of
horses from an operator on the new
road aud sold them pear Benton. He
came south and stopped at Billings
three days, and from there went TO
the Crow reservation, where he stole q
pony. which Is now In possession of
Sheriff Irvine. He then perpetrated
the robbery of the F U F ranch, which
was detailed In these columns few
days ago, and from there proceeded to
Beasley 4 Newman's sheep ranch aud
stole horse from P. g. Wear. He It
was who stole and cut the saddles at
Kirwsu & Langley's ranch on Tongue
river. and he stole horse from Geo.
Liscom's ranch on the same river. He
had planned to get away with bunch
Of twelve mares belonging 10 Liscom.
but slipped up on that for
some reason. The rest OF
bis planned expeditions were
nipped In the bud by his arrest.
After Mr.. Davis had made the arrest
be took three six-shooters from the
bold young criminal and shacklsd
him and handcuffed him with some
patent lock bracelets which were war
ranted to hold anything until un-
locked by the key and which the
manufacturers offered q premium II
they could be opened otherwise. Eph
Davis had heard q good deal Of
Longabsugh's prowess In effecting es
cape, and after taking all due precau-
tions when night closed In upon them
he lay down in one corner Of shack
and Mr.. Smith In another, the kid be-
tween them. Smith was tired out and
soon fell to sleep and Davis played
possum, keeping an eye on the pris-
oner. Soon ss he thought everyone
was asleep the kid, shackled and man.
acleo ss he was, managed in five min.
utes with IN old horseshoe nail to fret
himself and rising stealthily ap
prosched the window and raised Il
and was about to make break fol
liberty when sly old Eph thought Il
was time for him to take a hand and
raising on hiseelbow with q cooked six
shooter In his hand he said in 9
quiet tone Of voice. "Kid. you're
loose, amt you?" and then called
TO smith, The kid dropped back as
though he was shot and ills needless
to add that the officers did not sleep A'
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